ECL-Bm.11:125-2013
Parts
Object number
ECL-Bm.11:125-2013
Object type
Identification
Title
Sarcophagus with figure on lid, putti on body
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Comments
Sampson catalogue states that Fa 3 (was Fa 2) describes: ' piccola urnetta con cinque puttini dentro a loro spartimenti, con piccola figura sopra a giacere.
Other number
Fa 3 Palazzo no. 40
Description
Content (description)
On the lid lies a draped man, resting his head on his left arm. In his right hand is an object, perhaps a garland or a sistrum. The body of the sarcophagus is divided into five sections by fluted pillars. In each section is a putto, loosely draped in a cloak. The putto on left carries an oscillum, the second holds out a thyrsus, while the one in centre carries a lyre and plectrum. The fourth holds a roll (?) and the one on far right has a pedum (?) in his right hand and holds a flower wreath aloft in his left.
Content (object)
drawing
Dimensions
height (actual size): 481mm
width (actual size): 756mm
width (actual size): 756mm
Inscription
Ciferri Palazzo Mattei No. 40 written in ink on the back of the drawing
Inscription description
D No. 40 written in pencil on the front of the drawing lower right
Materials & techniques note
red chalk on paper
Production
Person
Ciferri, Bernardino (Artist)
Date
c.1710-1730
History and association
Previous ownership
References
• RR (III ; 295.2 (Mattei))
